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Is anyone up? Awaiting a 111 call back.

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KevinTheKoala · 27/09/2022 01:06

I rang 111 at 10 for my 6 year old and told I'd be called back within an hour....still waiting and worried sick. My poor child wants to be in her own bed but her sisters sleeping in their bedroom and the clinician will want me to wake her up when they eventually phone back, she's currently napping in between coughing her lungs up, she's had a low grade fever since Saturday evening and her nails and lips now look purplish/bluish (though not constantly, they seem to get better then worse again). She's not wheezing or gasping for breath, although she's had no voice since Sunday so it's a little hard to say whether or not she can talk normally. I feel like I'm torturing myself at the moment because I have no idea what to do here, but if it were an emergency 111 would have sent us straight to hospital and certainly wouldn't be leaving it this long for a 1 hour call back surely?

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PriOn1 · 27/09/2022 04:17

They don’t look especially bluish in the pictures, but picture colours are not always reliable. If they are different from normal, I’d still get her checked out. Your reaction sounds perfectly normal and her dad is horrible.

UserError012345 · 27/09/2022 04:20

They look ok to me OP but then I'm not medically trained.

You know your child and if she's not right, it's best to check. Shame these things never happen in daylight!!

DarceyG · 27/09/2022 04:21

PriOn1 · 27/09/2022 04:17

I would just call an ambulance if I was worried and tell my dickhead partner to kiss my arse. Selfish twat doesn’t want to be put out. He needs putting out of his misery. Men like this make me so mad! It’s your daughter.

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Beachsidesunset · 27/09/2022 04:21

They don't look at all blue to me, OP, but if you feel your daughter needs checking, then do so.

Pluckedblueberry · 27/09/2022 04:23

Am I late?

Rightsraptor · 27/09/2022 04:38

Her lips and nail beds look pink to me too but, as others have said, that could be the technology of photo reproduction.

There's no guarantee that an ambulance would come in a reasonable time frame but it probably depends which part of the country you are in. The crew would be able to assess her though - do pulse oximetry, blood pressure etc. Please call them. You might not need to wake your other DC to go in to hospital after all. And you'd be reassured.

Cakeandcardio · 27/09/2022 05:11

Never ever doubt yourself where your kids are concerned. Even if you are wrong, it doesn't matter. Better to be wrong every time than not act. Mum's know their kids in a way no-one else does. Hope your daughter is OK.

UnderCoverFieldAgent · 27/09/2022 05:20

If I’m honest, they don’t look blue at all. However, trust your instincts. When I was 15, back in the days of doctor home visits, I was looking after my very sick mum. The doctor came once and said she was fine, then came again and said she was OK but gave some meds. I knew in my heart she wasn’t OK at all. A couple of hours after he left I called an ambulance and she was rushed to hospital and diagnosed with double pneumonia. The A&E doctor wasn’t impressed with the GP. Close relatives, whether it be parents or children, know their loved ones the best even if they’re not medically trained.

Jessbow · 27/09/2022 05:40

They dont look blue to me either.

if she is sleeping between bouts of coughing, yoou really dont need an ambulance, Call a cab & go to wherever you can get help.

If you are still waiting now, and she isnt distressed, i'd wait for my own surgery now

MzHz · 27/09/2022 06:01

Has she got a temperature? Feel her body? My sons nails go really obviously blue when he has a fever, it’s not about oxygen with him. The lips don’t look blue in the photos, so try not to worry, sounds like she has an infection rather than oxygen deficiency, but you’re doing the right thing to get her seen.

Noteverybodylives · 27/09/2022 06:01

Honestly I would let her sleep and call an ambulance if she takes a turn for the worst.

Give her the day off and get an out of hours appointment.

If she’s herself and it’s just a blueish tinge then I’m sure she’s fine and if she does need to go A&E it is better that she is rested.

As PPs have said if you are concerned then go but I can’t see anything that looks like she’s in immediate danger.

Are you someone who worries a lot?
I’m shocked at your DH’s response unless this happens on a regular basis.

georgarina · 27/09/2022 06:15

My son had these exact symptoms. He ended up having a seizure and needing oxygen. Hope all's ok x

Zonder · 27/09/2022 06:19

I hope you got a call back and got some help.

Bunnycat101 · 27/09/2022 06:24

In all honesty the photos look quite pink. When my 1yo had a kidney infection she turned blue and it was really stark and obvious- her lips were properly blue and her skin looked awful. I hope she’s been seen though if you’re worried and she feels better soon

Ladybug14 · 27/09/2022 06:36

I'm probably too late to answer this , but there's no blue in your photos. How are things?

MrsLargeEmbodied · 27/09/2022 06:46

i would just take her sister too op

AloysiusBear · 27/09/2022 06:53

They look a normal colour to me.

When my daughter got quite struggling to breathe with severe bronchiolitis as a baby & had to be ventilated, it was quite a grey colour she went but that wasn't the first sign. Before that she had:

ribs sucking in
nostrils flaring with effort of trying to suck in more air
hollow in throat sucking in with each breath
lower lip sucking in with each breath

Has she got any of these? How old is she?

Snog · 27/09/2022 07:02

How are you doing OP and how is your dd?

Sandswept · 27/09/2022 07:04

Hope you got a call back or went to a&e and all is ok

ttacticall · 27/09/2022 07:14

It looks like she's wearing nail varnish.

ThreeLocusts · 27/09/2022 07:14

OP sorry about the shit night you've had and useless DP. How are things now? Hope there's been a resolution.

LifeIsaRollerCoaster1 · 27/09/2022 07:20

Those lips and nails look very pink. My son has had many episodes of a viral wheeze, he gets a cold and a cough and it moves to his chest. He ends up very obviously gasping for breath (sucking in at his ribs and his neck) and his lips do turn blue. We just take him to a+e when it gets to the point where he's clearly struggling. The symptoms you are describing and the pictures don't sound or look like an emergency, sounds like she has a cough and maybe youve panicked in the middle of the night (coughing is always worse at night when they lie down i find)? I'd have left her to sleep and just checked on her periodically and maybe rang the doctors if I felt she was still unwell in the morning.

justusandmoo · 27/09/2022 07:24

It's so hard when you feel that something isn't right with them but then you start second guessing yourself. It's likely that she's fine but best to check just in case and there is no harm in it. Hope all's ok x

ChocChipOwl · 27/09/2022 07:28

Do you suffer with anxiety in general and worry over your children's health? Could this be why you husband is refusing to step up - because he knows your daughter likely just has a cough?

Only you know this. The photos look fine.

However of course if you're concerned and the concern is grounded in an intuition and what you can see in front of you, then it's A & E.

ladydimitrescu · 27/09/2022 07:36

It sounds very much like a viral wheeze which my son has had twice and needed to stay overnight with.
Her lips and nails don't look blue at all, but it could be the photos as others said.
She needs to be seen, it's always better to be safe.

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